Chater Road (遮打道) is a three-lane road in Central, Hong Kong. It begins at its intersection with Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central in the west, and ends at Murray Road in the east. It is named after Sir Paul Chater. A road ascends a mountainside using hairpin bends in the French Alps. ... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Des VÅ“ux Road Central (德輔道中) is a major thoroughfare in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Sir Catchick Paul Chater (1846-1926) was a businessman in Hong Kong. ...

Chater Road is famous for being closed on Sundays and on Hong Kong bank holidays when the road and surrounding areas are full of amahs and other domestic helpers (principally Filipinas) who gather to meet and enjoy their day off work. Impromptu parties with music and dancing are frequent. Almost all of the people share picnics with their friends. General holidays in Hong Kong are times when Hong Kong workers get rest from their work, in conjunction with special occasions. ... An amah (Chinese:阿嬤, Portuguese:ama, Medieval Latin:amma ; or ayah Hindi:āyā, Portuguese:aia, Latin:avia) is a woman employed by a family to clean, look after children, etc. ... A poster featuring an illustration of a stereotypical uniformed maid A domestic worker, or simply domestic, is a servant who works within their employers household. ... Motto: Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, at Makabansa (Filipino: For God, People, Nature, and Country) Anthem: Lupang Hinirang (Chosen Land) Capital Manila Largest city Quezon City Official language(s) Filipino and English* Government Unitary presidential republic  - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo  - Vice President Noli de Castro Independence From Spain and U.S... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors, ideally, taking place in a beautiful landscape. ...

Points of interest along the road include:

• the Mandarin Oriental Hotel
• Statue Square
• Chater Garden
• the Former Supreme Court Building (which now houses the Legislative Council of Hong Kong)
• the World War II cenotaph
• the Hong Kong Club Building

The former Furama Hotel was located along the road as well. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) is a hotel management company that is part of Jardines. ... The Statue Square is located in Chater Road Image:HK Statue Square 1910. ... Chater Garden (遮打花園), located in the Central District of Hong Kong, is a park directly east of the Legislative Council building. ... The western architecture of the Former Supreme Court Building A more detailed photograph of the dome-shaped top and the statue Legislative Council Building with the lights turned on in the evening The Legislative Council Building of Hong Kong, also called the Former Supreme Court Building, was the home of... The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: Lìfǎ Huì; formerly 立法局, Lìfǎ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... The Cenotaph, London A ceremony at the Cenotaph, London, on Sunday 12th June 2005, remembering Irish war dead Memorial Cenotaph, Hiroshima, Japan A cenotaph is a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere. ... The Hong Kong Club Building is the building in Chater Road and Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong Kong in which the Hong Kong Club is located. ...

Part of the MTR's Tsuen Wan Line runs underneath the road, and the Tsuen Wan Line station serving the area was originally called Chater in English. It was later renamed Central together with the Island Line Pedder station nearby. Mass Transit Railway or MTR (地下鐵路, literally underground railway; usually abbreviated to 地鐵 or 地下鐵) is the main rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. ... This is the complete route map of the Tsuen Wan Line. ... Central Station Sign Central (中環, Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) station is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. ... This is the complete route map of the Island Line. ...